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Discover Google. It’s more than just an ordinary search engine. Learn how to tap Google’s free online toolset, engage students and make connections in new and exciting ways.
Here are some ideas of how to apply Google in the classroom:
Develop a custom search engine based on a particular subject area or unit of study.
Create an interactive map for a literature, history, math or science class.
Have students take part in a collaborative writing exercise with a shared writing tool.
Keep track of grades, attendance, or any other data you can think of using an easily accessible, always available spreadsheet.
Facilitate writing as a process by encouraging students to write in a document shared with you. You can check up on their work at any time, provide insight and help using the comments feature, and understand better each students strengths.
Create quizzes and tests using spreadsheets forms, your students' timestamped answers will arrive neatly ordered in a spreadsheet.
Encourage collaborative presentation skills by asking your students to work together on a shared presentation, then present it to the class.
Collaborate on a document with fellow teachers to help you all track the status and success of students you share.
Maintain, update and share lesson plans over time in a single document.
Track and organize cumulative project data in a single spreadsheet, accessible to any collaborator at any time.
Before we get started, please create a Google Account (If you don't already have one)
Once you have a Google account created, please fill in this short survey
Discover Google. It’s more than just an ordinary search engine. Learn how to tap Google’s free online toolset, engage students and make connections in new and exciting ways.
Here are some ideas of how to apply Google in the classroom:
Notes from Google Doc
Google Tools Tutorials: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/google-tools-tutorials.html
Docs (add everyone in the room as collaborators to a doc)
- http://googledocs.blogspot.com/ (Google Docs Blog)
- http://azk12.org/blog/archives/78-New!-in-Google.html (What's new in GDocs)
- Email bypass: http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/10/18/sign-me-up-the-elementary-email-solution-linked-gmail-accounts/ (is this ethical, strictly speaking? Should it be done under Apps for Ed?)
- Gadgets for Spreadsheets: http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=87589
Forms!
Maps -
Earth (for later ref)
Search
Custom Search - how to from Google: http://code.google.com/intl/en/apis/customsearch/docs/start.html
Google Squared (http://www.google.com/squared)
Google Labs Search - http://www.googlelabs.com/?tags=search (pair up explore)
LifeHacker - http://lifehacker.com/339474/top-10-obscure-google-search-tricks
Scholar
Books
Sets - http://labs.google.com/sets
Goog411
55 Ways to Have Fun w Google - http://www.55fun.com/
Labs - http://www.googlelabs.com/
Moderator - crowdsource workshop goals?
gpanion.com (google services aggregator)
Common Craft Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muVUA-sKcc4)